Nursing Studies (Mental Health) Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Course overview

Designed to prepare you for the realities of modern nursing, health, and social care. You gain the knowledge, skills and experience to deliver high-quality, person-centred care in both community and hospital settings as a mental health nurse.

Gain specialisations in mental health nursing. Explore the changing and challenging nature of providing healthcare in the 21st-century and the evolving, diverse role of the mental health nurse. Leadership is embedded throughout the course, recognising the crucial role nurses play in moving practice forward. You focus on mental health and cognitive issues impacting health. Benefit from shared learning across all four fields of practice (adult, child, mental health and learning disabilities nursing).

Become part of a course that educates and develops you while playing a crucial role in retaining and reforming the future nursing workforce.

The start of the course prepares you for placement experiences and assessments, so you can link theory with practice. In your first year, you focus on core elements across nursing before moving into field-specific elements in theory and practice. You gain practical experience early, ensuring you are well-prepared for your future career.

This course meets the NMC (2023) requirements of 4,600 hours of learning (a minimum of 2,300 hours of theory and 2,300 hours of practice). It also aligns with the latest NHS Workforce Plan, ensuring you're at the cutting edge of healthcare education and practice. Theoretical knowledge is balanced with practical experience, meeting the latest standards and requirements in the healthcare industry.

Top reasons to study this course

1. Excellent academic support: nursing at Teesside University scored a positivity measure of 97.3% for academic support (National Student Survey 2026, tees.ac.uk/source).

2. Experienced teaching team: benefit from the practical and academic expertise of our teaching team, who have a collective wealth of experience as adult nurses. Receive fully supported learning both in University and in clinical practice.

3. Placement opportunities: our excellent partnerships with local NHS trusts and independent sector partners offer you a wide variety of placement types including hospital, community, GP and potentially prison. With strong connections at local, national, and global levels, you benefit from a rich, diverse learning environment.

4. State-of-the-art facilities and industry involvement: gain practical skills in our simulation facilities and the opportunity to work with and learn from service users in University and in clinical practice.

5. Financial support: study this course and you may be eligible for a £5,000 maintenance grant each year from the NHS Business Service Authority. You can also apply for our Placement Support Fund if you are experiencing financial difficulties attending your placement.

6. On successful completion of the course you will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) on the nurses' part of the Professional Register (Mental Health Nursing).

Please note 100% attendance is expected during this course.

Employability

Explore a range of exciting and rewarding career opportunities within the NHS and private sectors, in the UK and overseas. This course is designed to prepare you for the challenges and demands of contemporary and future nursing, health, and social care practice. It provides a stepping-stone so you can further develop your expertise in the fields of nursing practice, leadership, research, education and consultancy.